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 street street /ˈstriːt/

noun

  1. () A thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings  ( street )
    a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
     They walked the streets of the small town
    they walked the streets of the small town
     He lives on Nassau Street
    he lives on Nassau Street
  2. () The part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel  ( street )
    the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
     Be careful crossing the street
    be careful crossing the street
  3. () The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction  ( street )
    the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
     She tried to keep her children off the street
    she tried to keep her children off the street
  4. People living or working on the same street  ( street )
    people living or working on the same street
     The whole street protested the absence of street lights
    the whole street protested the absence of street lights
  5. A situation offering opportunities  ( street )
    a situation offering opportunities
     He worked both sides of the street
    he worked both sides of the street
     Cooperation is a two-way street
    cooperation is a two-way street